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25 die in two separate tragic incidents in rivers Yamuna, Ganga

At least 19 people were killed after a boat carrying 60 capsized in river Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday. In a separate incident, 6 people were killed after drowning in river Ganga in Bihar’s Maranchi.

Earlier, a similar incident happed on July 10 wherein a boat carrying 11 people including three boatmen capsized in Vena River in Nagpur. One person died while 7 others were feared drowned.

"Seven people are feared drowned in the incident which occurred between 6 pm and 6:30 pm. While three persons including two boatmen and a college student were rescued, one body was fished out in the night," said Shailesh Balkawade, SP, Nagpur Rural.